"Sizzle!"
A tearing sound rang out as the Dark Night Raven's sharp claws cleaved the Shadow King's descending hand, a hint of mockery flashing in its blood-red eyes.
It could even tear apart a hundred-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, let alone the human Soul Master before it.
It immediately prepared to attack Jiang Xiu again.
Although it had only eight hundred years of cultivation, it possessed a top-tier bloodline. While not fully awakened, it still possessed a certain level of intelligence.
It knew very well that as long as it continued to struggle and intimidate the human before it, this strange ritual would be canceled; it had done so last time.
But as it prepared for its next attack, the hand it had just torn apart miraculously healed completely.
Caught off guard, in a mere instant, it was grabbed by the neck, and at that moment, the golden runes in the six-pointed star array surged into its body once more.
"This shadow martial soul can actually recover instantly; the main body martial soul is truly powerful."
Seeing this scene, Leng Yaozhu exclaimed with surprise in her eyes.
Although the Body Sect is now in decline, the power of the main body martial soul is undeniable, after all, the founder of their Spirit Pagoda also possessed a main body martial soul.
"Xiao Xiu's shadow martial soul is more like a separated martial soul.
Moreover, as long as the main body is not harmed, how could the shadow shatter? It only needs to consume soul power to recover."
Hearing Leng Yaozhu's praise, Mu Ye's expression showed a hint of pride, after all, Jiang Xiu was the hope for the Body Sect's return to glory.
"Come here!"
Jiang Xiu controlled the Shadow Monarch, grabbing the Dark Night Raven by the neck with both hands and pulling it in front of him.
The Dark Night Raven struggled incessantly, its sharp claws unleashing bursts of extreme dark-attribute soul power.
But each time it caused damage, the Shadow King instantly recovered.
The Dark Night Raven's attacks were formidable, but its defense was its weakness, especially during the spirit transfer ritual, when it had to constantly resist the golden runes entering its body.
Soon, the Dark Night Raven was brought before Jiang Xiu, but its dark red eyes remained defiant, staring defiantly at him.
"Look me in the eye!"
Jiang Xiu showed no expression, simply looking at the Dark Night Raven, forcing its eyes to meet his bloodshot pupils, and uttered a low, deliberate command.
"Screech!"
The Dark Night Raven let out a sharp cry, confronting Jiang Xiu. If it persisted, victory would still be itss.
"This silly bird is really stubborn. If this continues, Xiao Xiu's soul power will definitely be exhausted first, and then the spirit transfer ritual will fail,"
Mu Ye muttered in a low voice, his gaze dark.
"Otherwise, why wouldn't it be called an Unyielding Soul?
The Spirit Pagoda has a total of ninety-nine Unyielding Souls, and only three of them have been successfully absorbed by Soul Masters,"
Leng Yaozhu said without any surprise.
"He must have other methods. After all, my intuition is never wrong. That special pressure..."
Na'er's eyes flashed as she carefully observed Jiang Xiu within the six-pointed star array.
"You think you can get rid of him like this?
Submit to me, and I will lead you to a higher realm."
Jiang Xiu looked at the Dark Night Raven before him, but before it could answer, dark power gradually surged from his body, like a drop of ink falling into the six-pointed star array, instantly spreading out.
"King's Domain! Unleash!"
At the same time, with a low shout, Jiang Xiu's blood-red eyes shone with majesty.
The moment the King's Domain enveloped the Dark Night Raven, an inexplicable pressure slammed heavily onto its soul.
Even though its heart was filled with unyielding spirit and arrogance, it began to crumble gradually in the face of this oppressive aura.
A hint of clear foolishness appeared in its blood-red, violent eyes, and even its constantly swinging claws slowed down by a beat.
"This is actually an innate martial soul domain. It seems that Your Majesty has taken on a good disciple."
Leng Yaozhu's pretty face changed slightly, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes.
The higher one's cultivation, the more one understands the meaning of this.
"So-so, so-so. Xiao Xiu's talent is only slightly higher than that of an ordinary soul master."
Mu Ye waved his hand humbly. Although he had not known the function of Jiang Xiu's innate domain beforehand, it seemed that he was definitely in the bag.
Leng Yaozhu shook her head slightly. If Mu Ye hadn't been unable to suppress the upward curve of his lips, she would have really believed it.
But a glint of light also flashed in her eyes, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
"So this is the source of the oppressive aura, but why can't I see through this martial soul?"
Seeing this, Na'er felt the Silver Dragon King bloodline within her stirring, and while pondering, she suppressed it.
"Still not yielding!"
Watching the Dark Night Raven's eyes gradually clear and its indomitable spirit dissipate, Jiang Xiu roared again, his voice like an ancient monarch's decree, piercing straight into the Dark Night Raven's soul.
"Caw!"
This time, the Dark Night Raven didn't struggle, but lowered its noble head, gently resting it against Jiang Xiu's outstretched left hand, signifying submission.
"Since you've submitted, why not quickly merge?"
A hint of satisfaction appeared in Jiang Xiu's eyes. He finally understood the suppression Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King had on those beast martial soul masters; it was simply simple and powerful.
However, using the Monarch Domain also took a considerable toll on him.
With a cry, the Dark Night Raven transformed into a cloud of black mist and merged into the Shadow King's body.
The instant its body completely disappeared into the Shadow King's body, all the energy converged into Jiang Xiu's original body. "
Buzz!"
As time passed, a yellow spirit ring slowly rose beneath Jiang Xiu's feet, and the edges of this spirit ring were already faintly tinged with purple, already very close to a thousand-year spirit ring.
Jiang Xiu's body emitted three soft popping sounds, his soul power directly advancing to level thirteen.
But before Jiang Xiu could even check, he felt a faint message emanating from his spiritual sea.
The source of this message was his shadow in the Abyss Plane.
It seemed that his shadow had also broken through some shackle…
"Not bad, not bad, this is how a successor of my Body Sect should be."
The spirit transmission ceremony was successfully completed, the six-pointed star array slowly disappeared, revealing Jiang Xiu's figure for a brief moment.
Mu Ye stepped forward to carefully examine him, checking if Jiang Xiu was injured.
"Your Majesty, I see that your junior's spiritual power seems to have reached the Spirit Connection Realm.
Why not stay in the Spirit Transmission Tower today, and tomorrow enter the Spirit Ascension Platform with Na'er to increase the age of your soul ring to a thousand years?"
At this moment, Leng Yaozhu stepped forward and smiled slightly.
At the instant Jiang Xiu broke through, his spiritual power also increased, and although it was only for a moment, Leng Yaozhu still felt it.
However, what she didn't know was that Jiang Xiu hadn't just broken through to the Spiritual Connection Realm, but was at the Innate Spiritual Connection Realm.
"This..."
"Of course, no problem, right, nephew?"
Just as Mu Ye hesitated, Han Tianyi's eyes flashed, and she had already agreed, while gesturing to Mu Ye with her eyes.
"Ah...right, no problem, we also need to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform, it's convenient here."
Although Mu Ye didn't understand why his uncle had agreed, he believed that his uncle wouldn't harm him.
"Then see you tomorrow."
Seeing Han Tianyi agree, Leng Yaozhu smiled again.
"See you tomorrow."
Han Tianyi nodded slightly, then led Mu Ye and Jiang Xiu towards the outside of the Soul Spirit Small World.
After the three left, Leng Yaozhu's beautiful eyes were filled with contemplation, and she murmured to herself,
"Perhaps the Body Sect can really be revived..."
Na'er stayed quietly beside Leng Yaozhu, her eyes flickering slightly, seemingly lost in thought.
"...
Mu Ye, the Deputy Tower Master is intentionally trying to curry favor with our Body Sect, and his purpose is probably because he's seen Xiao Xiu's talent."
Han Tianyi led Mu Ye and Jiang Xiu to his office, and after a moment's thought, he said.
"Yes, Uncle-Master, I understand."
Mu Ye nodded slightly. He had already figured it out on the way.
Previously, when their Body Sect was in decline, these major powers didn't say anything on the surface, but they didn't have high hopes for them behind their backs.
Now this can be considered their first step back to the top.
"By the way, Xiao Xiu, what is your first soul skill?
A soul skill from the Dark Night Raven with extreme darkness and time attributes shouldn't be bad, right?"
Mu Ye asked softly, and Han Tianyi's gaze also fell on Jiang Xiu.
Jiang Xiu nodded slightly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and said with a hint of excitement.
"Not weak at all. The first soul skill the Dark Night Raven gave me was a time-attribute soul skill..."
"It should be called... Time Stop!"
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